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HR 99 108th Congress House

To designate "God Bless America" as the national hymn of the United States.

Introduced: July 8, 2004 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 28, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jan 7, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jan 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E8)
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Designates "God Bless America" as the national hymn of the United States.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 8, 2004
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 7, 2004
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 17, 2004
TANNER, JOHN
· Jun 2, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 99: To designate "God Bless America" as the national hymn of the United States.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-99/
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"H.R. 99: To designate "God Bless America" as the national hymn of the United States.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-99/.
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H.R. 99, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-99/.
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